BEST BETTA FOOD EVER!!!

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[wuvmybetta]

This is one of those topics that was/is doomed from the get-go. Some things are just better kept to yourself.....unless you really want to talk about it B)

 

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[FalconStorm]

with all do respect, you don't know how often it is occuring...and how would anyone manage to drop crumbs in their tank by accident?

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True, I don't know how often it is occuring, but I presume it is not often, and probably a notation to the effect that it's a bad idea to do it often will warn him to keep moderation in mind. As for me, anything is possible. I am six feet tall. It's difficult to have a tank so high that I can't stand over it. I'm not going to worry if a couple of crumbs from my sandwich get blown by the fan into the opening between my hood and my filter when I walk past. I go to the lake and feed ducks with white bread all the time and don't run across fish floating belly up. Admittedly, our domestic fish are not the same as those found in a duck pond, but the basic digestion is the same. I'm just saying that I don't think Alix is going to kill his fish by dropping a couple of crumbs in there any more than I would by accidentally dropping a couple of crumbs in my own tanks. Fish aren't quite THAT fragile, and if yours is, there's probably a lot more getting into your tank than crumbs that will hurt him/her.

 

[Allix]

All my tanks are covered and their lids are only taken off when the fish get fed so unless im eating and feeding my fish at the same time (which ... thinking about it could have disgusting results .... fish food yuck!) then theres no posibility of dropping food in there

The odd crumb yeh ok, fair enough its a mistake anyone can make, just make sure its not a regular occurance, otherwise you will end up with very poorly fish

 

[Naughtygirlrlw]

I agree with FalconStorm. He obviously (sp?) loves his fish and has no ill intentions. Time to let this one go.

 

[fishmom]

I guess we should stick to peas for a treat for the fish.

 

[Synirr]

I gave my oscar a roasted pumpkin seed once

 

[Snailguy101]

Well hows the betta doing?

 

[Bettabelieveit]

On the topic of odd food for betta, would some chicken, steak be good for a betta? afterall it's pure meat, how about some salmon?

 

[fishykisses]

Did you know that after they assemble a pizza they sprinkle seasonings on the entire thing then bake it? So what happens if you can't see the seasoning (like garlic salt or crushed oregano)...what happens then?

Here's what most pizza dough consist of:
Regular crust
active yeast
all purpose flour
salt
granulated suagr
olive oil
water

or

active yeast
all purpose flour
salt
suagr
milk
vegetable shortning
olive oil
bread flour
water
yellwo cornmeal
active yeast

Deep Dish
all purpose flour
olive oil
eggs
thyme
rapid rise yeast
sugar
water

Thin crust
bread flour
vegetable shortning
active yeast
sugar
salt
water

New York Style
salt
all purpose flour
sugar
active yeast
yellow cornmeal
water

Whole Wheat
salt
wheat flour
honey
sugar
all purpose flour
active yeast
yellow cornmeal
water

Here's a small break down of types of flour:

Bread flour is a high-gluten flour that has very small amounts of malted barley flour and vitamin C or potassium bromate added. The barley flour helps the yeast work, and the other additive increases the elasticity of the gluten and its ability to retain gas as the dough rises and bakes. Bread flour is called for in many bread and pizza crust recipes where you want the loftiness or chewiness that the extra gluten provides. It is especially useful as a component in rye, barley and other mixed-grain breads, where the added lift of the bread flour is necessary to boost the other grains

All-purpose flour is made from a blend of high- and low-gluten wheats, and has a bit less protein than bread flour — 11% or 12% vs. 13% or 14%. You can always substitute all-purpose flour for bread flour, although your results may not be as glorious as you had hoped. There are many recipes, however, where the use of bread flour in place of all-purpose will produce a tough, chewy, disappointing result. Cakes, for instance, are often made with all-purpose flour, but would not be nearly as good made with bread flour.

Bleached, all-purpose flour is a blend of high-gluten hard wheat and low-gluten soft wheat, which makes it suitable for all baking and cooking needs. Self-rising all-purpose flour includes baking soda and salt. Bleaching is often done chemically; it also occurs naturally as flour ages.

wheat Flour is a blend of malted barley, niacin, iron, potassium bromate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, whole wheat, honey, flaked rye, oat, sesame, millet, flaxseeds, soybean oil, yeast, salt, sugar, malt, molasses, soy Flour, dough conditioners, and caramel color

For example, in the animal kingdom instinct is what drives animals to eat. Lions are meat eaters. Try and feed a lion carbohydrates such as fruits and vegetables and you already know the result. Conversely, other animals are vegetarian, and by instinct, will not eat meat. This is no accident. Instinct is a protective mechanism for all animals, including humans. The problem is humans are so domesticated, instinct no longer drives their eating habits.

What we can learn from animals is they eat only what is instinctively good for them, and as a result heart disease is virtually non-existent. While animals occasionally do develop cancer, statistically it occurs dramatically less often than in humans.

Additionally, have you ever noticed most animals of a given species all live to about the same age? Well, this is because of their uniform diets, driven by instinct, that allow them to have life spans to the potential of their species. Another point to remember is most animals that are not killed by predators die of old age, or what we call natural causes.

Now let's get back to eating habits and what happens when food is eaten that is not compatible with your blood enzymes and stomach acid. Agglutination happens. What's that, you ask? Well, there is a process take place in our blood called agglutination. Let us explain.

Your body has antibodies that protect it from foreign invaders. Your immune system produces all kinds of antibodies to protect you and keep you safe from foreign substances. Each antibody is designed to attach itself to a foreign substance or antigen.

When your body recognizes an intruder, it produces more antibodies to attack the invader. The antibody then attaches itself to the intruder and a "gluing" effect takes place. In this way the body can better dispose of these foreign invaders.

Still think it's ok to feed food items not designated for them... to your fish?


here's what's in most betta pellets

Hikari betta Bio-Gold Pellets
fish meal, wheat flour, milt meal, Antartic krill meal, gluten meal, clam meal, cuttlefish oil, soybean meal, enzyme, garlic, monosodium glutamate, DL-methionine, vitamin A supplement, vitamin D3 supplement, vitamin E supplement, menadione sodium bisulfite (source of vitamin K), thiamine mononitrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, calcium pantothenate, biotin, inositol, niacin, choline chloride, folic acid, , l-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (stabilized vitamin C), manganese sulfate, zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, magnesium sulfate, cobalt sulfate, calcium iodate, aluminum hydroxide

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They put MSG in EVERYTHING!!!...including Hikari Pellets!!!!

 

[Bettabelieveit]

MSG anf Garlic, none the less, they may not taste too bad afterall

 

[Allie]

I doubt a couple crumbs of pizza crust now and then will hurt the betta.

And I had a Doberman Pinscher for 13 YEARS that I fed bits of chocolate now and then and he loved it.

 

[inflexion]

for the love of god it was only tiny pieces and at the end of the day they are his fish so let him do what he wants to do.

he isnt going to intentionally kill them so whats the harm really?

 

[Bettabelieveit]

for the love of god it was only tiny pieces and at the end of the day they are his fish so let him do what he wants to do.

he isnt going to intentionally kill them so whats the harm really?

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